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Migrant crisis: Sweden border checks come into force | Migrant crisis: Sweden border checks come into force |
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Sweden has introduced identity checks for travellers from Denmark in an attempt to reduce the number of migrants arriving in the country. | Sweden has introduced identity checks for travellers from Denmark in an attempt to reduce the number of migrants arriving in the country. |
All travellers wanting to cross the Oresund bridge by train or bus, or use ferry services, will be refused entry without the necessary documents. | All travellers wanting to cross the Oresund bridge by train or bus, or use ferry services, will be refused entry without the necessary documents. |
Rail commuters heading to Sweden will now have to change trains at Copenhagen Airport and go through ID checkpoints. | Rail commuters heading to Sweden will now have to change trains at Copenhagen Airport and go through ID checkpoints. |
Sweden received more than 150,000 asylum applications in 2015. | Sweden received more than 150,000 asylum applications in 2015. |
Thousands of commuters cross the Oresund bridge daily. It connects the Swedish cities of Malmo and Lund with the Danish capital, Copenhagen. | Thousands of commuters cross the Oresund bridge daily. It connects the Swedish cities of Malmo and Lund with the Danish capital, Copenhagen. |
To comply with the new regulations imposed by Sweden, fencing has been erected around one of the platforms at the railway station at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport, Radio Sweden reported. | To comply with the new regulations imposed by Sweden, fencing has been erected around one of the platforms at the railway station at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport, Radio Sweden reported. |
Direct journeys from Copenhagen's main railway station across the Oresund Bridge to Sweden will no longer be available. | Direct journeys from Copenhagen's main railway station across the Oresund Bridge to Sweden will no longer be available. |
Rail operators have reduced the number of trips to Sweden and have warned that there might be significant delays. | Rail operators have reduced the number of trips to Sweden and have warned that there might be significant delays. |
The changes are expected to add around 30 minutes to the current 40-minute commute, the Associated Press news agency reported. | The changes are expected to add around 30 minutes to the current 40-minute commute, the Associated Press news agency reported. |
The Swedish government secured a temporary exemption from the European Union's open-border Schengen agreement, in order to impose the border controls. | The Swedish government secured a temporary exemption from the European Union's open-border Schengen agreement, in order to impose the border controls. |
Last month Sweden's state-owned train operator SJ announced it will stop services to and from Denmark because it could not carry out identity checks demanded by the new Swedish law. | Last month Sweden's state-owned train operator SJ announced it will stop services to and from Denmark because it could not carry out identity checks demanded by the new Swedish law. |
Under the law, transport companies will be fined if travellers to Sweden do not have a valid photo ID. | Under the law, transport companies will be fined if travellers to Sweden do not have a valid photo ID. |
SJ said it would not have time to check people travelling between Copenhagen and Malmo over the Oresund bridge. | SJ said it would not have time to check people travelling between Copenhagen and Malmo over the Oresund bridge. |
One million migrants arrived in Europe by land or sea in 2015, the International Organisation for Migration says. | One million migrants arrived in Europe by land or sea in 2015, the International Organisation for Migration says. |
Along with Germany, Sweden is one of the main destinations for migrants - with some 150,000 applying for asylum in 2015. | Along with Germany, Sweden is one of the main destinations for migrants - with some 150,000 applying for asylum in 2015. |
In contrast, Denmark expects to receive about 20,000 asylum seekers this year. | In contrast, Denmark expects to receive about 20,000 asylum seekers this year. |
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